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Hello, I'm new to this forum I've recently gotten interested in the art of bonsai, and I came here looking for some guidance.

I have a few small concerns.

• The leaves that are growing in have a brown color at the tips, and the more mature leaves have some brown around the edges.
• One limb of the tree is very curved, which I'm not sure is healthy or not.
• Some of the leaves have little yellow spots/holes, which may be from bugs but I'm not sure. I hardly ever see bugs on it. Also, many of the leaves have a warped/twisted appearance.

About the tree
My tree is a magnolia sapling from the (semi) wild. I've been caring for it for a little over a week now. It's potted in a "self-watering" container which I water from the bottom (let me know if that's the right thing to do ^^').

• I water it with tap water whenever the soil at the top starts feeling dry, which is every few days.
• It's planted in standard potting soil.
• It sits on the front porch under an overhang, where it gets morning sun from the east and shade for the rest of the day.
• It gets windy, which I am somewhat worried about because it's still very young and twiggy.

If any of you botanical brains could help out a black thumb, I would be very grateful! I will attach some pictures, and give me your thoughts.

Update: the leaves growing from top seem to have outgrown their brown tips. However, most of the leaves are starting to get white spots EDIT: the white spots are gone now. It has since rained, so it was possibly just some debris that got washed away. The brown edges And brown splotches / holes are still a concern